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Audi A4 2008–2014technical service bulletin

Bulletin A851422 2033596- · NHTSA communication 10124878 · issued Nov 11, 2014

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment
component
2008–2014
model years
23
vehicle entries

Official summary

Supersedes Technical Service Bulletin Group 85 number 14-20 dated February 24, 2014. DTCs may be stored in the heating and air conditioning electronics control module. A faulty printed circuit board in the fresh air blower control module and/or the carbon brushes bind in the brush holder and, as a consequence, lose contact with the motor commutator of the fresh air blower can cause Improper operation of the fresh air blower.

What a TSB means. Technical service bulletins are repair guidance manufacturers send to dealers — they are not recalls, and repairs are not automatically free (warranty extensions are an exception worth checking). The full document is available via NHTSA’s vehicle lookup.